Talking Horses: French raider hopes Warwick race can justify quarantine

Paul’s Saga, the second highest-rated hurdler in France, is here to race on Saturday en route to the Cheltenham Festival

Warwick will be graced by French jump-racing royalty on Saturday, so long as the card does not fall victim to the weather. The presence of Paul’s Saga in the field for the Close Brothers Mares Hurdle is one more reason to hope the frost covers currently in place can keep the turf raceable – she is the second-highest rated hurdler in France and her connections are hoping she can justify a tilt at the Cheltenham Festival.